> “The agency, from top to bottom, leadership to rank and file, feels that it is had no support from the White House even though it’s been carrying out publicly

> “The agency, from top to bottom, leadership to rank and file, feels that it is had no support from the White House even though it’s been carrying out publicly approved intelligence missions,” said Joel Brenner, NSA inspector general from 2002 to 2006. Publicly approved? Publicly approved? The amount of rage-induced facepalming this causes is immense. No one in the public has known what they're up to, and Congressional attempts to get insight have been stymied and shut down. No one knew, that is, until Edward Snowden did HIS duty to country. > “They feel they’ve been hung out to dry, and they’re right.” Well, that's good, then. What the NSA does is despicable, unconstitutional, ineffective and a waste of treasure. No threat is worth the cost of what they do. I hope everyone from the rank and file up to Alexander feel like complete shit.